A few days ago, renders appeared and it’s in a Lilac Purple color variant. Apart from this, both might also be available in Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, and Coral Blue variants.

The Galaxy S8 took off at 935,000 Korean won, roughly around $875, and the Galaxy S9 is said to start at 950,000 to 999,000 Korean won, which currently translates to $890-$935. The Galaxy S8 started at $750 in the US, so if we apply the same logic, the S9 should cost at a maximum 10% more.

Based on the leaks we got so far, the Galaxy S9 is expected to come with a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display while the S9+ is expected to pack a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED screen. Both S9 and S9+ will be powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset as well as an Exynos 9810 chip on some models. Also, the two models will be available in 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant as well as 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and both are expandable.

Furthermore, the Galaxy S9 will come with a 12MP single camera with f/1.5 aperture and OIS, while the bigger model will present a dual camera set up comprised of two 12MP sensors with f/2.4 and f/1.5 apertures respectively as well as double OIS.

As for the selfie cameras, both will have 8MP selfie camera with f/1.7 aperture. Other specs leaked are as follows: Cat 18 LTE band, Bluetooth, NFC, USB-C port, dual SIM cards and dual standby and so on.

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